Ministry Update June-September 2013
Ministry Update: June-September 2013
The Media, Gosnell, and Silence
By now, we’ve all hopefully heard about the mainstream media’s blackout of one
of the most disturbing stories to come out of the abortion debate in our
country in some time. Late-term baby murderer Kermit Gosnell is currently on
trial on Philadelphia for eight counts of murder from late-term “botched”
abortions. Seven of these counts are from late-term infants who were murdered
and one count from a mother who died under his “care”. Gruesome, R-rated,
stomach turning details abound about blood, body parts, drugs, and gore.
Sadly, but not surprisingly, the case is not getting much traction on mainstream
media outlets. Social media outlets like Facebook are the main way the news is
getting out there, and like many things on social media, the Gosnell trial has
taken on a significance of its own. We see posts and reposts by pro-lifers,
silence from the other side. Gosnell is not being defended by the pro-death
crowd because he cannot be defended.
But I submit that pro-life Christians must be a little more self-critical,
rather than criticizing our favorite whipping boy, the liberal media.
Why are we surprised that this is happening?
Has the media ever been faithful to the truth about abortion?
Have the facts about abortion ever been shared by the media?
Never. And they never will.
Issues like the Gosnell trial reveal something about where we are in our
Christian subculture. Sadly, it appears we are still expecting the world to be
a certain way. We still expect the media to be fair. We expect that monsters
like Gosnell will be stopped. We want our lives to be comfortable and safe and
far away from the evils that surround us. What the Gosnell trial has revealed
is that we still think we are the good guys, and that the liberal mediate-elites
are the evil ones.
Gosnell is one of only four or five “late-term” abortionists left in the
United States. But there are hundreds of “early-term” abortionists too. Not
only does the media not report the 3000 babies killed per day in our nation,
but most Christians who claim to be “pro-life” have yet to put any kind of feet
to their faith. Yes, we vote, and yes, we pray, but have we considered going
out to the sidewalks? Have we considered volunteering at crisis pregnancy
center? Have we considered financially supporting pro-life missions?
The media silence on Gosnell’s trial is deafening.
But the silence of Christians on the ongoing slaughter of the
innocents is deafening still.
WTIS AM Interview
On Monday, July 15th, I was blessed to a part of
a radio interview promoting Florida Preborn Rescue. WTIS AM 1110 St Petersburg
invited me on to talk about pro-life ministry here in the Tampa Bay area. There
is a link to this interview on my blog, and on my Facebook page. The interview
is about eight minutes long, and it starts about 14:00 into the link. Thanks
again to Pete O’Shea and the good folks at WTIS.
Regular Saturdays in St Petersburg
Danielle
CHOSE LIFE!!
June 8th was a day like any
other day at the clinic on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg. Several saints
stood and prayed as usual. The summer heat was sticky as ever, even at 8 a.m. A
young black couple drove up to the clinic. I offered the boyfriend some information,
which he took, looked at, and then entered the clinic. We kept praying for
them. The young man came out to the car again after a few minutes, but did not
say anything. However, about ten minutes later, the young lady came out with a
very relieved look on her face. She walked right over to me and Rick Serdynski
(another pro-life sidewalk counselor who has attended training from Florida
Preborn Rescue) and told us, “I can’t go through with this, I knew I couldn’t
go through with it.” I gave her some information for a local pregnancy center
in Tampa. What a blessing. Please continue to pray for Danielle and her baby.
IRS
UPDATE
As you know, Florida Preborn
Rescue filed its papers with the Internal Revenue Service last December. Our
purpose in filing was to become a 501c3 non-profit organization. We are
officially filed with the State of Florida, and want our donors to be able to
claim the non-profit tax deduction to their donations.
However, things seem to have
hit a snag. It has been eight months and my application for 501c3 status with
the IRS is still under review. Please pray for this process to be expedited.
I’M ENGAGED!
I am so blessed to announce my engagement to the lovely
Rebecca Fulwood of St Petersburg, on September 12, 2013. She said yes, so we’re
getting married on Saturday, April 19, 2013. More details to come. For now,
rejoice with us. “I am my beloved and she is mine” (Song of Songs 6:3).
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Saturday, September
21—Sidewalk counseling at All Women’s Health Center, St Petersburg, 4131
Central Avenue, 8:45-11:00 a.m.
Saturday, September 28
Sidewalk counseling at All Women’s Health Center, St Petersburg, 4131 Central
Avenue, 7:15-9:30 a.m.
Saturday, October
5—Sidewalk counseling at All Women’s Health Center, St Petersburg, 4131 Central
Avenue, 8:45-11:00 a.m.
Sunday, October 6-40 Days
for Life with Gulf Coast Community Church at All Women’s Health Center, 4131
Central Avenue, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Saturday, October
12—Sidewalk counseling at All Women’s Health Center, St Petersburg, 4131
Central Avenue, 7:15-9:30 a.m.
Saturday, October
19—Sidewalk counseling at All Women’s Health Center, St Petersburg, 4131
Central Avenue, 8:45-11:00 a.m.
Sunday, October 20—40
Days for Life, sponsored by Florida Preborn Rescue, at All Women’s Health Center,
St Petersburg, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Saturday, October
26—Sidewalk counseling at All Women’s Health Center, St Petersburg, 4131
Central Avenue, 7:15-9:30 a.m.
OPPORTUNITY
FOR PARTNERSHIP: From 40 years, to 40 churches
We are
at 11% of full support. My goal is to be a fully-supported by the
end of 2013. After 40 years of Roe v. Wade, the LORD has laid on my heart the
idea of having 40 churches to partner with Florida Preborn Rescue. Would your
church be willing to support a pro-life, pro-Jesus, sidewalk-centered mission
work? That is who we are.
At
full (100% support) Florida Preborn Rescue will:
Establish
a
ministry presence at each Tampa Bay area abortion clinic.
Contact and network with churches and
pro-life ministries near clinics.
Minister
each month to 240 abortion minded women and men at
the seven local abortion clinics and
60-75
clinic staff, including doctors and nurses.
Teach 4-6 sidewalk counseling
classes each month at churches statewide.
Raise up pro-life leaders in local
congregations near each clinic. Churches catch the vision, and the vigils are
constant at each clinic until the LORD closes them.
HOW TO
CONNECT:
“Like” our page on Facebook: Florida Preborn Rescue
“Friend” our President, Scott J Mahurin
Check out our new videos on the blog, copy, repost, tweet,
and share away!
Thank you for reading, and thank you for your love and
prayers!
“Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.
Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, for you have been
my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first
heard it until now. And I am certain that God, who began the good work within
you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ
Jesus returns.” (Phil. 1:3-6, NLV)
Blessings in Jesus,
Scott
J Mahurin
President, Florida Preborn Rescue
President, Florida Preborn Rescue
P.O.
Box 10976
St
Petersburg, FL 33733
(727)
481-3354
Yes, I
would like to help save babies by supporting Florida Preborn Rescue! Make
checks out to Florida Preborn Rescue. We are in need of monthly supporters, and
are at 11% of full support. Thanks for praying for us!
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posted by Florida Preborn Rescue @ 8:15 PM
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